Barco obtains EN/AS 9100 certification for the Texen subsidiary
Kortrijk, 21 January 2014 â€" Barco subsidiary Barco Texen, a leading provider of consoles and subsystems for military and avionics embedded systems, is proud to announce that it has achieved EN/AS 9100 certification.
(Media-Newswire.com) - Kortrijk, 21 January 2014 – Barco subsidiary Barco Texen, a leading provider of consoles and subsystems for military and avionics embedded systems, is proud to announce that it has achieved EN/AS 9100 certification. Meeting the EN9100/AS9100 quality standards for defense and aerospace industries will help Barco expand its market to include leading aerospace businesses. This certification fits into the strategic repositioning of Barco Texen, situated nearby Europe’s biggest aerospace hub, towards a center of excellence in avionics design.
Market expansion Barco Texen is one of a few sites working for the defense industry, which is certified in accordance with the Defense and Aerospace standard. “This certification can make the difference between winning new contracts, or being excluded,” explains Olivier Serafin, General Manager. “At the same time, it stimulates us to continually improve our quality processes and enhance the quality of our products in the long term. We are therefore very excited about this accreditation and look forward to becoming an even more significant player in the aerospace business.”
About Barco Texen Barco Texen, a subsidiary of the Barco Group, designs and manufactures consoles and subsystems for military and avionics embedded systems. Headquartered in Toulouse, France, Barco Texen turned over 18.1m euros ( 2012 ) and employs 66 people.
About Barco Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops visualization products for a variety of selected professional markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Barco ( NYSE Euronext Brussels: BAR ) is active in more than 90 countries with about 3,900 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of 1.156 billion euros in 2012.
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